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Sam

09/feb/2019

Brilliant bit of kit

I brought my exos 48 when I was looking for a new rucksack for use in my role as a member of Cornwall search and rescue team. It has plenty of space for all my kit and equipment. The removable top pouch is particularly handy. It's lightweight design makes it very comfortable even when it's on my back for several hours

Crowbar

28/ott/2018

Ideal Design

I have had my Exos 48 for about 3 years and, in my opinion, it’s the best bag in its class at what it does.

At a shaving under 1.2KG, it’s light, but the frame makes it feel solid. It is a basic pack, just one large compartment, but the side and main outer mesh stretch pockets are the best features for me as they are huge and extremely convenient. You can easily fit a stove in the side pocket, in fact I can just squeeze my Jetboil Minimo in one which I cannot do with any other pack I have tested. First aid kit and water filter goes neatly into the other.

The main mesh pocket is large enough to hold a large 2 man tent flysheet (Terra Nova Quasar) which is perfect the morning after a storm when I want to keep it separate from the rest of my kit. Stash it in a dry bag for protection and shove it in the outer pocket. Bulky, but it works on multi day winter trips.

The strap pockets are well thoughts out, I put a compass in one and camera in the other. Belt pockets are handy for snacks and a head torch.

I am considering getting the larger Exos 58 for winter as the 48 is a bit of a squeeze when I’m packing a fully geodesic tent and artic sleeping bag, but do I read that the mesh pockets have been removed? That might be a deal breaker...

DID GOOD ON THE GR20

New to Osprey, the Exos 48 was recommended in the shop as lightweight with good ventilation in warm conditions. In the main it didn't disappoint during the 16 day slog on the GR20. The bag is comfortable to wear with tons of room for a hike of that length of time, including tent. I was carrying 10.5kg + 2 when the reservoir was filled. It was a good choice, especially noticeable when the temp climbed to 26 - 27C, the ventilation mesh on the back was excellent. The external pocket for carrying the often soaking wet tent was also a welcome feature.
The slight downsides: after seven hours I often felt that the straps could be a tad wider for comfort; the mesh on the outer pocket now has holes in it, probably from catching on overhanging rocks, and could do with being a stronger material and i missed having a hip pocket for the camera.
I used lots of the accessories as well ; rain cover was given a thoroughly work out and did its job and fitted well; the internal dry sacked need the medium not the small; the reservoir had to be filled when the pack was empty as I found it impossible to slip into its pocket when there was anything else in the pack.
Overall, very pleased with the purchase.

Osprey Customer Service,
03/07/2018

Hi Bruce,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review on the Exos 48.

We are pleased to hear that you have enjoyed using your Exos 48 on your recent trip across the GR 20. The Exos 48 has been designed as a lightweight pack, which boasts excellent ventilation through its AirSpeed backsystem; therefore, it is great that it has met its purpose for your trip.

As the Exos is one of our most lightweight packs, it has been stripped back to offer the lowest weight possible. This is why the pack is not inclusive of hipbelt pockets, and the harness straps are slightly narrower, however, we will ensure your feedback on this is passed to our Design Team for reflection.

We are also sorry to learn that there has been some damage to the mesh on the outer pockets of your pack; we would recommend contacting our Guarantee Team, who will be happy to assist further.

Regards,

Osprey Customer Service

Allan

21/mag/2018

Good for carrying light-medium loads

I'm 175 cm (69 inches) high, and I have the size Medium model.

Here's my thoughts about the backpack... They're marked with a "+" for positive, "*" for neutral and "-" for negative impression:

* Ths Exos 48 are good for carrying light to medium loads, say 10 to 13 kg (22 to 29 pounds).
+ It's superbly ventilated, so much that you might even feel cold on your back in windy conditions — I did, while wearing this backpack and a jacket with a mesh back near the coast.
- No hip-belt pockets or loops to make it easy to connect external pockets... I've found that this is something that I really miss!
+ The pack is light weight, and really comfortable for light loads! for light loads where I don't need find stuff in my bag frequently, I'd chose the Exos, even when I could do with a smaller pack.
- The downside to this ventilation is, that the center of gravity of the load you're carrying are pushed away from your body, making it harder to carry it, because you're pulled a bit more backwards, that you'd would have been if there weren't a trampoline against your back.
- Sometimes I find it necessary to put my hands on the shoulder-straps in order to pull the load closer to my back. I also tend to push my head forward to compensate the weight distribution, which couses soreness in the neck / upper back.
- When the shoulder straps and the load-adjusters (the straps to pull the upper part of the bag closer to your body) are cinched in, the shoulder straps make a little, but uncomfortable, fold against your back.
* The bag is somewhat wider at the bottom, and the lack of side or bottom access can make it hard to pack it well, and hard to retrieve smaller items in the bottom part of the pack.
+ The large mesh pockets, both at the side and the reinforced one on the front, are excellent for storing items that you'd like quick access to, such as a rain jacket.
- The padding on shoulder straps are a but too short, which means that the sternum strap tends to sit a bit high.
- The sternum strap doesn't have a elastic band, making it easier for the chest to move as you breathe... that's something which are easily fixable though.
+ The stow-on-the-go trekking pole attachments just work (they're common on Osprey packs).
- The flapjacket (the top-cover in cast you want to remove the lid) can't be removed... the lid are removable, but when it's used, the flapjacket are just in the way. It can't be used to close the bag, since it shares the connecting buckles with the lid.
* While it's good for walking, it's not good for cycling... the weight distribution are all wrong, and it pushes against your neck (I have a cyclocross cycle, which means that I might be in a more forward-leaned position, compared to a "normal" bicycle).

That's a lot of negative comments, but some of them are related, and could thus be combined, so consider whether some of the points might not be valid for you.

Overall I'd not recommend this pack to other people, but I guess that the 38 liter version might fare a bit better… at least when you're my height. A pack of this size are just too easy to make too heavy for what the carry system can comfortably handle. You should thought be able to improve comfort by carefully packing heavy items close to your back.

Suggestions for improvement:
* Hip-belt pockets, like the old version had.
* Swap the connecting buckles for lid/flapjacket in one side... let's say that the buckle consists of a male and a female component. By changing the lid and flapjacket to use a male-female connector, the flapjacket would be able to connect to itself, and hopefully use the buckles to "hug itself" into a small bundle, instead of being in your way when needing to access the main compartment.
* Removable flapjacket, letting the user decide to mount either the flapjacket or the lid (preferable the the suggestion above, albeit this one doesn't add any weight).
* Make the lid usable as a lumbar pack like on Xenith... The user could find something to stiffen the lid, like the "foam-mat" used in the Xenith lid.

Osprey Customer Service,
24/05/2018

Hi Allan,

Thanks for taking the time to write a review for the Exos 48.

We're sure that you're aware the Exos has been designed to carry light loads. We are confident that the pack does this well. Most of the thoughts gone into the design of this pack have revolved around keeping the weight as low as possible and as a result, the pack has not been designed to contain some of the same features as our other heavier Hiking backpacks.

Again, we appreciate your feedback and your points highlighted will certainly be passed onto our Design Team for consideration.

Exos 48

Had this bag for 4 weeks and it has quickly become my favourite bit of kit.
I have used it on two walks one fast day walk in which I used a camelback and found the open front pockets very useful for quick food access. The fit and comfort is superb and it functions well as a day back when compressed down.

My next walk was the 55mile ten tors challenge which is a two day event on Dartmoor and requires a substantial amount of kit to be carried fast across the moor. The bag was flawless in all aspects for this, the low weight and convenient pocket were great and despite carrying around 14Kg for many hours of walking my shoulders and hips had non of the bruising and redness that I'm used to with my old bag. Of course I can't assess the durability yet however the feel of it is good and I expect it will last over many years of heavy use.

All in all a fantastic bag that everyone will be jealous of because it looks and performs so good, I'm not sure I think of a reason to buy any other bag, so long as you can fit everything in this bag, buy it now

front pocket

I love my exos rucksack, it needed the extra padding on the hip belt and shoulder straps(as I had the previous version). But I can't believe you ditched the front pocket. The front pocket was a secure and really useful for accessing kit when on the go without having to go into the main sack. The stretch pocket doesn't cut it.

(This review was left on a previous version of this product.)

Fraser

03/gen/2018

Great Rucksack. Exactly what I was looking for!

Very impressed! Well made and lightweight. There's plenty of space for my lighter gear but if I fancy a more comfortable trip there's still enough space to switch up a few things such as sleeping bag and tent. Very comfortable bag to wear. Easy to adjust to your own size and shape.

Two things I would include 1) A set of clasps on the inside of the floating lid for the fixed lid to clip into and keep out of the way. 2) A rain cover - although I understand why it wouldn't have been included, I feel most people would be happy for this to be included.

Good lightweight rucksack

Great size for hiking all week and carrying clothes and stuff from refuge to refuge on the tour mont blanc ....found it correct size. It is a unisex rucksack as none of the femail rucksacks were in stock...I did find it rubbed a little on the hips even though I was measured for a s/m and the straps at front rubbed on my collarbones so had some uncomfortable spots. As I was on a tour managed to see a lot of rucksacks and they were mainly osprey and everyone seemed to love them....but this size was Definately the biggest size you should take as carrying for nine hours a day is though. Would like to
try another rucksack but can't afford two, but maybe this will be more comfortable with use

Lightweight but lacking comfort

I like minimalistic backpacks to save on weight. The Exos has everything you need and offers good balance at a low weight. I have a Small and find the padding a bit short, it just covers the collarbones. Extending the padding or even increasing it wouldn't add much weight, yet increases the comfort level a lot more. Same goes for the hipbelt, it could be a bit longer with more padding. Maybe it's because I'm skinny and I know I need decent padding but finding a lightweight backpack with the padding of my Xenith seems impossible. One thing I never like are pockets where things can fall out easily, like the sidepockets that have a side opening, can't put small things in there. It's almost the perfect backpack, good ventilation in hot weather, it can carry more than you think, lightweight but to me it lacks padding. I would buy a Exos again if they make a High Comfort one, but for now I have to find a more comfortable lightweight pack.

Used 3 months in a row in different weatherconditions. from 16-3 till 17-6 in europe

This Bag has been mine friend for 91 days, while walking to Rome on the via francegina. It had enough space for all the clothings and all the other stuff. With 2 20l watertightbags it was quickly stuffed. Very easy to bear during the walks, the hipbelt is very good and very quick to adjust. The comfort of the shoulderstraps is very good. The stiffnees of the frame is also very good, in the mountains it was very close on the back; while in the heat 35 degrees it was ventilating the back! Very comfortable bag!! And everything is looking still very good, only the straps are white of the salt of the sweat!

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Sam

09/feb/2019

Brilliant bit of kit

I brought my exos 48 when I was looking for a new rucksack for use in my role as a member of Cornwall search and rescue team. It has plenty of space for all my kit and equipment. The removable top pouch is particularly handy. It's lightweight design makes it very comfortable even when it's on my back for several hours

Crowbar

28/ott/2018

Ideal Design

I have had my Exos 48 for about 3 years and, in my opinion, it’s the best bag in its class at what it does.

At a shaving under 1.2KG, it’s light, but the frame makes it feel solid. It is a basic pack, just one large compartment, but the side and main outer mesh stretch pockets are the best features for me as they are huge and extremely convenient. You can easily fit a stove in the side pocket, in fact I can just squeeze my Jetboil Minimo in one which I cannot do with any other pack I have tested. First aid kit and water filter goes neatly into the other.

The main mesh pocket is large enough to hold a large 2 man tent flysheet (Terra Nova Quasar) which is perfect the morning after a storm when I want to keep it separate from the rest of my kit. Stash it in a dry bag for protection and shove it in the outer pocket. Bulky, but it works on multi day winter trips.

The strap pockets are well thoughts out, I put a compass in one and camera in the other. Belt pockets are handy for snacks and a head torch.

I am considering getting the larger Exos 58 for winter as the 48 is a bit of a squeeze when I’m packing a fully geodesic tent and artic sleeping bag, but do I read that the mesh pockets have been removed? That might be a deal breaker...

DID GOOD ON THE GR20

New to Osprey, the Exos 48 was recommended in the shop as lightweight with good ventilation in warm conditions. In the main it didn't disappoint during the 16 day slog on the GR20. The bag is comfortable to wear with tons of room for a hike of that length of time, including tent. I was carrying 10.5kg + 2 when the reservoir was filled. It was a good choice, especially noticeable when the temp climbed to 26 - 27C, the ventilation mesh on the back was excellent. The external pocket for carrying the often soaking wet tent was also a welcome feature.
The slight downsides: after seven hours I often felt that the straps could be a tad wider for comfort; the mesh on the outer pocket now has holes in it, probably from catching on overhanging rocks, and could do with being a stronger material and i missed having a hip pocket for the camera.
I used lots of the accessories as well ; rain cover was given a thoroughly work out and did its job and fitted well; the internal dry sacked need the medium not the small; the reservoir had to be filled when the pack was empty as I found it impossible to slip into its pocket when there was anything else in the pack.
Overall, very pleased with the purchase.

Osprey Customer Service,
03/07/2018

Hi Bruce,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review on the Exos 48.

We are pleased to hear that you have enjoyed using your Exos 48 on your recent trip across the GR 20. The Exos 48 has been designed as a lightweight pack, which boasts excellent ventilation through its AirSpeed backsystem; therefore, it is great that it has met its purpose for your trip.

As the Exos is one of our most lightweight packs, it has been stripped back to offer the lowest weight possible. This is why the pack is not inclusive of hipbelt pockets, and the harness straps are slightly narrower, however, we will ensure your feedback on this is passed to our Design Team for reflection.

We are also sorry to learn that there has been some damage to the mesh on the outer pockets of your pack; we would recommend contacting our Guarantee Team, who will be happy to assist further.

Regards,

Osprey Customer Service

Allan

21/mag/2018

Good for carrying light-medium loads

I'm 175 cm (69 inches) high, and I have the size Medium model.

Here's my thoughts about the backpack... They're marked with a "+" for positive, "*" for neutral and "-" for negative impression:

* Ths Exos 48 are good for carrying light to medium loads, say 10 to 13 kg (22 to 29 pounds).
+ It's superbly ventilated, so much that you might even feel cold on your back in windy conditions — I did, while wearing this backpack and a jacket with a mesh back near the coast.
- No hip-belt pockets or loops to make it easy to connect external pockets... I've found that this is something that I really miss!
+ The pack is light weight, and really comfortable for light loads! for light loads where I don't need find stuff in my bag frequently, I'd chose the Exos, even when I could do with a smaller pack.
- The downside to this ventilation is, that the center of gravity of the load you're carrying are pushed away from your body, making it harder to carry it, because you're pulled a bit more backwards, that you'd would have been if there weren't a trampoline against your back.
- Sometimes I find it necessary to put my hands on the shoulder-straps in order to pull the load closer to my back. I also tend to push my head forward to compensate the weight distribution, which couses soreness in the neck / upper back.
- When the shoulder straps and the load-adjusters (the straps to pull the upper part of the bag closer to your body) are cinched in, the shoulder straps make a little, but uncomfortable, fold against your back.
* The bag is somewhat wider at the bottom, and the lack of side or bottom access can make it hard to pack it well, and hard to retrieve smaller items in the bottom part of the pack.
+ The large mesh pockets, both at the side and the reinforced one on the front, are excellent for storing items that you'd like quick access to, such as a rain jacket.
- The padding on shoulder straps are a but too short, which means that the sternum strap tends to sit a bit high.
- The sternum strap doesn't have a elastic band, making it easier for the chest to move as you breathe... that's something which are easily fixable though.
+ The stow-on-the-go trekking pole attachments just work (they're common on Osprey packs).
- The flapjacket (the top-cover in cast you want to remove the lid) can't be removed... the lid are removable, but when it's used, the flapjacket are just in the way. It can't be used to close the bag, since it shares the connecting buckles with the lid.
* While it's good for walking, it's not good for cycling... the weight distribution are all wrong, and it pushes against your neck (I have a cyclocross cycle, which means that I might be in a more forward-leaned position, compared to a "normal" bicycle).

That's a lot of negative comments, but some of them are related, and could thus be combined, so consider whether some of the points might not be valid for you.

Overall I'd not recommend this pack to other people, but I guess that the 38 liter version might fare a bit better… at least when you're my height. A pack of this size are just too easy to make too heavy for what the carry system can comfortably handle. You should thought be able to improve comfort by carefully packing heavy items close to your back.

Suggestions for improvement:
* Hip-belt pockets, like the old version had.
* Swap the connecting buckles for lid/flapjacket in one side... let's say that the buckle consists of a male and a female component. By changing the lid and flapjacket to use a male-female connector, the flapjacket would be able to connect to itself, and hopefully use the buckles to "hug itself" into a small bundle, instead of being in your way when needing to access the main compartment.
* Removable flapjacket, letting the user decide to mount either the flapjacket or the lid (preferable the the suggestion above, albeit this one doesn't add any weight).
* Make the lid usable as a lumbar pack like on Xenith... The user could find something to stiffen the lid, like the "foam-mat" used in the Xenith lid.

Osprey Customer Service,
24/05/2018

Hi Allan,

Thanks for taking the time to write a review for the Exos 48.

We're sure that you're aware the Exos has been designed to carry light loads. We are confident that the pack does this well. Most of the thoughts gone into the design of this pack have revolved around keeping the weight as low as possible and as a result, the pack has not been designed to contain some of the same features as our other heavier Hiking backpacks.

Again, we appreciate your feedback and your points highlighted will certainly be passed onto our Design Team for consideration.

Exos 48

Had this bag for 4 weeks and it has quickly become my favourite bit of kit.
I have used it on two walks one fast day walk in which I used a camelback and found the open front pockets very useful for quick food access. The fit and comfort is superb and it functions well as a day back when compressed down.

My next walk was the 55mile ten tors challenge which is a two day event on Dartmoor and requires a substantial amount of kit to be carried fast across the moor. The bag was flawless in all aspects for this, the low weight and convenient pocket were great and despite carrying around 14Kg for many hours of walking my shoulders and hips had non of the bruising and redness that I'm used to with my old bag. Of course I can't assess the durability yet however the feel of it is good and I expect it will last over many years of heavy use.

All in all a fantastic bag that everyone will be jealous of because it looks and performs so good, I'm not sure I think of a reason to buy any other bag, so long as you can fit everything in this bag, buy it now

front pocket

I love my exos rucksack, it needed the extra padding on the hip belt and shoulder straps(as I had the previous version). But I can't believe you ditched the front pocket. The front pocket was a secure and really useful for accessing kit when on the go without having to go into the main sack. The stretch pocket doesn't cut it.

(This review was left on a previous version of this product.)

Fraser

03/gen/2018

Great Rucksack. Exactly what I was looking for!

Very impressed! Well made and lightweight. There's plenty of space for my lighter gear but if I fancy a more comfortable trip there's still enough space to switch up a few things such as sleeping bag and tent. Very comfortable bag to wear. Easy to adjust to your own size and shape.

Two things I would include 1) A set of clasps on the inside of the floating lid for the fixed lid to clip into and keep out of the way. 2) A rain cover - although I understand why it wouldn't have been included, I feel most people would be happy for this to be included.

Good lightweight rucksack

Great size for hiking all week and carrying clothes and stuff from refuge to refuge on the tour mont blanc ....found it correct size. It is a unisex rucksack as none of the femail rucksacks were in stock...I did find it rubbed a little on the hips even though I was measured for a s/m and the straps at front rubbed on my collarbones so had some uncomfortable spots. As I was on a tour managed to see a lot of rucksacks and they were mainly osprey and everyone seemed to love them....but this size was Definately the biggest size you should take as carrying for nine hours a day is though. Would like to
try another rucksack but can't afford two, but maybe this will be more comfortable with use

Lightweight but lacking comfort

I like minimalistic backpacks to save on weight. The Exos has everything you need and offers good balance at a low weight. I have a Small and find the padding a bit short, it just covers the collarbones. Extending the padding or even increasing it wouldn't add much weight, yet increases the comfort level a lot more. Same goes for the hipbelt, it could be a bit longer with more padding. Maybe it's because I'm skinny and I know I need decent padding but finding a lightweight backpack with the padding of my Xenith seems impossible. One thing I never like are pockets where things can fall out easily, like the sidepockets that have a side opening, can't put small things in there. It's almost the perfect backpack, good ventilation in hot weather, it can carry more than you think, lightweight but to me it lacks padding. I would buy a Exos again if they make a High Comfort one, but for now I have to find a more comfortable lightweight pack.

Used 3 months in a row in different weatherconditions. from 16-3 till 17-6 in europe

This Bag has been mine friend for 91 days, while walking to Rome on the via francegina. It had enough space for all the clothings and all the other stuff. With 2 20l watertightbags it was quickly stuffed. Very easy to bear during the walks, the hipbelt is very good and very quick to adjust. The comfort of the shoulderstraps is very good. The stiffnees of the frame is also very good, in the mountains it was very close on the back; while in the heat 35 degrees it was ventilating the back! Very comfortable bag!! And everything is looking still very good, only the straps are white of the salt of the sweat!